SNL's Leslie Jones discovers MLS soccer, hilariously spends all day tweeting about it

She has joined the U.S. soccer movement

By now, you probably have heard of Leslie Jones. She is one of the more well-known and hilarious cast members on Saturday Night Live. She grew up playing basketball, but it seems like she hadn't been exposed much to soccer ... until this weekend.

Jones live tweeted about soccer all Sunday, especially the MLS Playoffs, and it was so funny it will make your stomach hurt.

This all got started when Jones apparently saw some photos of Seattle Sounders players pretty much nude, using a ball to cover up on a magazine cover. Apparently she was immediately attracted and wanted to see more ... of the sport.

As the first legs of the conference semifinals got going in the MLS Playoffs over the weekend, she decided to live tweet every game. Here's the best of the bunch.

First, she says she is watching soccer to find a boyfriend and starts with the NASL match between the New York Cosmos and Minnesota United.

Roger Gonzalez is an award-winning writer based in Virginia that has covered pro soccer from Europe's top clubs to Argentina's first division. Roger started out his pro soccer writing career with Goal.com...
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